§ MR. O'REILLYasked the Secretary of State for War, Why Chaplains to the Forces of the second and third class receive a less allowance for lodging, fuel, and lights than other officers of the same relative rank?
§ SIR HENRY STORKSin reply, said, that the allowances to Chaplains to the Forces were regulated by a Special Warrant, dated the 5th of November, 1858. They received when serving abroad the same allowance for lodging, fuel, and light as was granted to Staff officers of the same relative rank. When serving at home and permitted to live out of barracks they were entitled to the rates as fixed at the date of the Warrant for regimental officers of the same relative rank. These allowances had always been maintained in subsequent Royal Warrants relating to Chaplains to the Forces.